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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.